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Geographical enrichment “happened” to Year 8 students on a very lovely sunny Thursday. Three coaches disgorged their audibly excited contents at Hound Tor car park at 10am, and in a mass start resembling the start of the Plymouth half marathon, the students challenged themselves to a race to the top.
These students have come a long way since our training started in October...literally! Six teams entered the Ten Tors Challenge 2024, and we could not be more proud of what they accomplished if we tried.
Mr. Stokes took part in the Devon Coast to Coast Ultra Marathon. He started running from Wembury on the South Devon coast on Saturday 18th May and didn’t stop until he got to Lynmouth on the North Devon coast the next day. That was 112 miles (180km), crossing the whole county and two national parks – Dartmoor and Exmoor – all within a 38-hour time limit! Here is his story:
On Sunday 2nd June 2024 Bill, Dylan, Jonty, Seth and their families met with Mr. Stokes at 7am on a bright sunny morning at Castle Combe Racetrack. The Greenpower Kit Car Club had assembled to put their electric car to the test! The day was to consist of scrutineering to make sure that our car was safe and compliant, followed by a practice run. After the practice run there were two races for the team to compete in.
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Whilst the South Dartmoor community was slumbering, cosy in their beds in the depths of the night, Year 12 geographers slipped off to start the annual field trip to the Isle of Arran. Keenly awaiting the arrival of the 2:45am Falcon bus to Bristol Airport, excitement illuminated Drumbridges roundabout and the size of the merry throng scared the driver!
A group of SDCC students have been working hard to put on a fully staged version of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
A group of Year 8 - 10s went to a ‘Strong Girls’ event in Exeter, hosted by St Luke’s School. More than 130 students took part, with schools from all over Devon attending.
Congratulations to the U15 girls' team, who qualified for the Indoor Cricket County Finals. We sent two teams to the district round of the Chance to Shine Competition at Paignton Community College. They were up against strong opposition, including two former county champions. The girls' team knew they had to be at their best to qualify.